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We were there in June, 2014 on a bus trip, and the visitor center/museum was closed as they were preparing to build a new one. However, a very informative tour guide told us the informative story of the Homestake Mine while we stood on the observation deck overlooking the old open-pit mine. It was an incredible site to see and...
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When we were there they were just starting to build the vistor center and all we had to look at was a small temporary trailer. Not sure if they have tours of the mine or not. We were not offered any and didn't ask if there were. We just walked up to the fence and peered in the open pit...
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This was an interesting tour learning about the gold mining region. Amazing learning about the size of the mines and their current use. This was a surface tour only, there was no access to any of the mines, but also got a small tour of the town. Guides were very knowledgeable, but I have to admit that viewing the "open...
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The tour is most likely good but unfortunately I was not able to view the mine as the staff decided they were not going to operate the 3pm or any later tours the day I drove 50 miles one way to visit. I had checked the website which clearly stated that tours were running to 8am to 6pm daily for...
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"Before its closing in 2002 Homestake Gold Mine was the oldest, largest and deepest mine in the Western Hemisphere, reaching more than 8000 feet below the town of Lead." This quote from the Homestake website is one of the reasons I was interested in taking this tour. It is a surface tour only. You will not go down into one...
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Interesting tour of the outside of the mine including the history of Lead. Lots of information about the underground laboratory which has moved in since the mine closed. The tour isn't overly long (about an hour) but is also inexpensive and our tour guide was very knowledgable.

A fascinating history and, although the mine tour bus wasn't running on the day that we were there, we received a very interesting talk from one of the guides at the viewing area of the original open cut, just behind the shop. There was also an informative video of the story of the mine. The original depth at its max...
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This was an above ground tour of what was the Homestake mine - which is now owned by Barrick (sp?) Gold Corporation. Our guide gave us an in depth history of the miners, their home life, their work life, and an on site tour via trolley bus of the mining camp. We also got to go inside the head frame...
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